hifiharv
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| To ring or not to ring? You will find differing opinions on rings and even clamps/weights, etc. Some say they damp down the sound too much, taking away life. Some say they improve the sound. Personally, I quit using the clamp on my Well Tempered since it sounds better wi... | |
| can record skips be fixed? Well, don't do this: when I was a kid, I located the skip area and tried to score the grooves with a pin. DID NOT WORK! Seriously though, seems like someone could perfect this idea with advanced optics and the appropriate cutter. Yes, it would rui... | |
| The most overlooked album No preconceptions here, since I never heard of her. | |
| Have cables become somewhat of a snake-oil topic. Hey, what is that Japanese cable they consider the gold standard? | |
| Why are we going 300 or more directions? Your original premise about other electrical cabling bought up a good point and I certainly can agree. Then you went on to divulge just what is Scientifically necessary to achieve a good (meaning accurate, I guess) cable. You certainly know the Sc... | |
| Duelund CAST silver a $50,000 Upgrade? Don't kid yourself. You might not even like it as much as stock. Order them and please let us know. | |
| Long throw 5 1/4 woofer?? Is 3/8" really that much? I think I have seen longer, even on older vintage designs like AR's and KLH's. Seems like size of the cone would have nothing to do with max excursion. I would think a smaller cone could go as long as anything else if the... | |
| AR the Turntable - worth it? Schubert, I had the same experience when my friend brought his new B+O pride and joy over. A musician (Rock/Stratocaster), he always liked listening at my place and wanted to try the B+O out there. Remember, this was then the late seventies. I pro... | |
| AR the Turntable - worth it? Great tables though I don't know what you are going to have to pay for it. I bought a ARXA as a kid in High School. 1971! Couldn't afford a new one at all of $79.00 so bought used. Still have it today in the living room system. Still sounds great,... | |
| VPI Scout with Grado Master - but what next? Photon, maybe that's why I hear no difference! Wouldn't surprise me that a manufacturer would exagerate the output specs. Wonder if LOMC makers do it as well? Did you actually measure this yourself? What does one play to do so? So there is no conf... | |
| VPI Scout with Grado Master - but what next? Regarding your query on cart. output: I use the Master now and have had a lower output HOMC Dynavector in the past. Never noticed any difference at all in the perceived volume, presentation, or noise levels. You would think cutting the output in h... | |
| The Trouble with Cartridge Recommendations 17d3 was the Dyna I was refering to in my previous post. Sounds like you may not be able to use it either. Or, can you? What do you others think? I don't know the PS phono myself. | |
| Fisher 500-C M&K 1b Of course, it's a Fisher! | |
| Found Perfect Amp For My Needs, But Is It Too Old? The sad fact is that it won't last forever without service. But, at least you have the Roland company to send it to. You know at least that it will be dealt with properly, although certainly at a cost. Not everyone is so lucky. Still, there are ot... | |
| The Trouble with Cartridge Recommendations Well, if I were a VPI user, I would certainly consider the Soundsmith cart's including the Zephyr that is meant for their 'tables. Technically, you must remember that the MC vs MM argument doesn't really apply here since the Soundsmith's are Movin... |